I didn't see a link to a thread in the Guide to the forum, so hopefully this isn't redundant, or if it is it should prompt a wee gentle prod/nod in the right direction

I suppose if we treat this like any other costume thread in terms of people who have made the costume share their advice and those who are asking for help to ask for help.

So, some links.

Costume specific:
[link=http://www.padawansguide.com/decoy_theed.shtml]Padawan's Guide[/link]
[link=http://www.swffaq.com/sabe.html]Fit for a Queen[/link]Image galleries:
[link=http://royalhandmaidensociety.org/galleries.html]Royal Handmaiden galleries[/link]
[link=http://www.royalhandmaidensociety.org/galleries/episode1_by_scene/beg_for_help.htm]RHS screen cap gallery with shots of Sabe in costume[/link]
[link=http://www.royalhandmaidensociety.org/galleries/episode1_by_scene/battle_for_naboo.html]RHS with screen caps of the battle for Naboo, featuring some with Sabe in costume[/link]

Neimhaille - I'm glad you started a topic.
Sometime today I'll try and get my scanner hooked up and do some sketches to share how I did this costume.

I have a lot of fun wearing this costume and I found a pretty good way to secure the headpiece. You never know how secure a headpiece will be until you wear it in a parade with pouring rain and gusts of wind.

Hopefully this thread will be helpful and it'll be great to see more people do this costume!

This has been one of those costumes that I always thought would be really fun to do. I look forward to keeping track of your progress with it and exploring the sites of others who have already made it.

One of the links, the German lady I believe, suggests using chicken wire to shape the pieces then paper mache over that.

I'm thinking of my good old glue soaked felt for the headpiece actually.

ANd maybe test that modge podge I've been hearing such great things about

It may even be a good chance to buy some heat mouldable plastic to make the front piece from. The stuff I'm thinking of could form the ridges in itself too. Press it to a grill then wrap around the head

Woohoo! More people interested

I think the back of the dress, btw, is like the Clones cartoon Jedi robes. From the images I've seen it's a solid back piece (of the tabards in the Jedi) and the one screen cap I've seen if the sort-of back of the dress suggests the same.

Even if the 12" doll doesn't.

I found a link to the doll dressed and the clothes taken off to view from all angles.

I'll post it as soon as I find it again. It was a site on liberating dolls from their boxes

For my headpiece, I tried a couple different things but ended up using sintra. It was made with one piece of sintra, cut to the shape I wanted then heated. Part of it was folded down to make the gold piece that comes across your forehead and I glued on electrical wire to make the ridges.

The base of the headpiece was fabric and felt and the felt was covered with fake hair that matched my own.

The first time I wore this costume I kept it on using a plastic headband (it got a bit heavy when I added the wire and fake hair). After marching in a parade competeing with heavy winds and pouring rain, I realized I needed to secure it a little better. So I attached a giant elastic hair band to the gold piece to keep it tight to my head. It works great and I'm not worried about it any more.

Yep, sintra is a brand name. For a four foot by eight foot sheet here (an eigth on an inch thick), it was abour fourty dollars (USD). I was able to have a friend pick it up for me, but if you have a large sheet of it shipped I would strongly recommend having it cut down.

It really is great stuff and if you get a large piece it'll last a long time. I'm not sure what the technical name for it is, but if you think you've found something close, make sure you check and see if when it's heated it will bend on its plane.

I haven't done this costume, but when I think about the headpiece (the hair and fabric part), I always think that I'd try doing it with styrofoam and see how that worked out. You could stick heavier wires in it to poke out the bottom and wrap around a headband. For the gold piece, I figure Sintra would be the best choice too.

One of them (at least viewed on the camera lcd screen) might explain why I thought the tabards were in one in the back. It's slightly dark (high contrast) and the ponytail is rather wide.. I think in the screen cap I was looking at, the contrast was rather high on a dark image and the same thign was happening.

Especially as on this figure and the 12" doll the tabards are quite seperate at the back

I got photos of her with her skirt up too.. the hussy They show the slightly baggy black leggings she is wearing.

I do find it odd that the front opening of the skirts is closed, though moulded to look like it can open, and the sides are cut...

I suppose it means she can have a bit more leg movement for posing...

I don't suppose anyone has nice pics of her from the side that might show a split?

I recently found a wonderful fabric to make the tabards from so this ensemble has shot back up my to make list I also have red silk galore and I will use some of it for this project And I even have a Cunning Plan for the headress

Since I last wrote a few piccies have come to light which have also made the construction more clear The Skirt is open in the front and worn over a wool crepe layer.
http://www.rebelshaven.com/SWFFAQ/sabe.php

It's good that this topic have opened! I'am in search of a fabric for this costume. Especially, I'am excited with a fabric for tabards.Can somebody tell, where it can be found? I heard that Neimhaille have found something similar...Is it truth, Neimhaille?

Yep It's not silk but it is an open weave (knit I think really) with nice wide lines:
[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/glittersweet/rl/rlsabe1.jpg] [image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/glittersweet/rl/rlsabe2.jpg]
This is it in blue. I also found it in black. The blue should dye, I'm going to test a bit later. It will probably dye up with some acrylic ink (used for airbrushing and painting but also great for wigs and dyeing fake fur). The blue is looking for a home so if it dyes I'll let you know